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Couple faced ‘nightmare’ experience in MexicoSooke couple deals with costly medical emergency Pirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

The ambulance parked in front of Kelly and Paul DeRocco’s home on Anna Marie Road signals some sort of medical emergency. It was. Kelly and Paul had just returned from a nightmare experi-ence in Mexico and the stress has left her vul-nerable to heart palpi-tations. That was what she was experiencing on March 11 just days after returning from what was supposed to be a 10th wedding anni-versary trip.

Kelly was diagnosed with a condition called SVT 15 years ago and has taken pills ever since with no occur-rence until her trip to Playa del Carmen in Mexico at the end of February.

That’s when the nightmare began.

After going for a swim, after two glori-ous days of having a lot of fun, Kelly started get-ting heart palpitations.

“You need to call the doctor,” said Kelly to Paul.

Her heart rate was

close to 200 beats per minute and this lasted more than 50 minutes before she made it to the closest hospital about five minutes from the hotel. Kelly said her heart condition hadn’t caused her any prob-lems in the past but as she is getting older it can worsen. Kelly is in her mid-40s.

“That level is danger-ous, it could turn into a heart attack,” she said.

That’s when she real-ized that her life was worth just $2,000 US. The couple had pur-chased travel insur-ance, as they had done so many times in the past, but the private hospital they went to would not accept any insurance cards. They demanded the $2,000 up front even before a doctor would see her. It was up to the cou-ple to get reimbursed by the insurance company once they arrived home. Luckily their credit card went through and she was admitted.

“I don’t remember too much,” said Kelly.

It was discovered she had tachycardia caused by dehydration. Her heart rate was stabi-lized and her enzymes brought down and her hospital stay extended for another 24 hours because of the risk of a heart attack. Another $1,000. They never

thought they would have to “fork out” for insurance - never told they would have to pay in advance. Phone calls to the phone num-bers on the back of the insurance card were unreachable, the ser-vice unacceptable.

All Kelly wanted was to go home.

“That’s what we’re trying to get through to people,” said Paul. Some Mexican hospi-tals won’t accept insur-ance cards - only cash or credit card as in this case.

Their final bill at the hospital was $3,189.00 USD. They were not going to discharge Kelly

until the final amount was paid in full. They had money for a second week at the all-inclusive resort but that went to pay the medical bills. So they were stuck. No money, no place to stay and no flight out on Air Transat until the 14th of March.

They were told they

would have to find their own way home if they couldn’t made the March 14 flight. Need-less to say, they will not fly with Air Transat ever again.

In the end it was WestJet that came to the rescue. The couple had Westjet dollars saved for a flight to

Toronto in the summer and they were able to use these and another $900 to fly home to Vic-toria.

“At WestJet they said, ‘don’t worry, we’ll get you home,’” said Paul. A stewardess named Katrina, when told of their ordeal, gave them a $500 credit towards their Toronto flight. The stewardess said that, “as WestJet employees we can do this.”

“Now I won’t deal with anyone else,” said Paul of WestJet.

“It caused a lot of anxiety, I got a lot of grey hairs over it and I don’t want others to go through this,” said Kelly.

The story isn’t about the money, they said, it is about the need to be informed.

They want people to be aware that just because they have

travel insurance it doesn’t mean they are covered. It’s not the insurance, it’s the hos-pitals.

They have been helped by people and find it hard to take rather than give as they usually do.

“We’re not used to it, it’s hard to accept any-

thing,” said Paul.Kelly said it has

always been just her and Paul and they get by.

“It’s life,” she said. “It happens.”

For now they are tak-ing it easy, trying not to worry and stress them-selves out. They hope they have opened peo-ple’s eyes to what can happen — and most of all they are apprecia-tive of our medical sys-tem where they have to treat you no matter what.

“Here they have to treat you no matter what, in Mexico they don’t care, my life was worth $2,000. I won’t travel out of the coun-try anymore,” said Kelly.

“I hope our experi-ence has opened peo-ple’s eyes,” said Paul.

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Paul and Kelly DeRocco try to fill out all of the paperwork after they were faced with unexpected medical expenses when they learned some Mexican hospitals will not deal with medical insurance.

‘In Mexico they don’t care, my life was worth $2,000.’

--Kelly DeRocco

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Do you know where sick, injured and orphaned wildlife can get help in your com-munity? BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (Wild ARC) helps distressed wild animals get back on their paws, claws and wings all year long, but there’s only one time of year when commu-nity members can get a behind-the-scenes glimpse at wildlife reha-bilitation in action.

Wild ARC’s Open House will take place between noon and 4 p.m. on March 28 and March 29 – tour reser-vations are required, visit spca.bc.ca/tour-wildarc2015 to reserve. There is no charge for this family friendly event, but gifts of food and supplies to help care for the animals are much appreciated and a wish list is pro-vided with registration. Wild ARC is located at 1020 Malloch Road in Metchosin. Only 1,000 guests can be accom-modated during the two-day event, so reserve a spot today.

Things to consider As daylight savings

time is here, the Insur-ance Bureau of Canada (IBC) reminds people about maintenance as we move into spring.

IBC’s top 10 things to do as daylight saving time begins are:

1. Test and maintain your smoke detectors.

Change batteries at least twice a year.

2. Check your CO detectors.

3. Review your fam-ily’s emergency plan.

Ensure that you have a plan that works, and review it with family members to remind them what to do and where to go in case of an emergency.

4. Update your emer-gency kit.

5. Check your first-aid kit and replace any missing supplies.

6. Have your fuel-burning appliances inspected by a trained professional.

7. Check your chim-ney and vents.

Have a professional inspect these to ensure that everything is con-nected and in good con-dition and that nothing is blocked.

8. Check your car’s tire pressure and fluid levels, and make sure all lights and signals are working.

9. Update your home inventory.

10. Review your home insurance policy.

If you have ques-tions, contact your insurance representa-tive. For further infor-mation, consumers

can contact IBC’s Con-sumer Information Cen-tre (1-844-2ASK-IBC).

Bike Park Grand

OpeningSEAPARC and its

partners will be cele-brating the grand open-ing of the new Sooke Bike Park and Hike & Bike Connector Trail on March 28 from 12 - 2 p.m.

The new bike park and trail creates the opportunity for people to be active and foster a connection with nature.

The project was made possible through a $75,000 grant from the CRD through the Active Transportation Innovative infrastruc-ture Funding Program with SEAPARC, the Dis-trict of Sooke and the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area as participants. SEAPARC committed a further $24,000 to the project.

When complete, the bike park will include a pump track, a circular hard-dirt surface with hills, and trail access that stretches from the end of Throup Road to SEAPARC.

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art patrons had an opportunity to view works of some of the area’s artists. aivars Logins carvings of salmon drew a lot of attention.

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SALMON WALK

ON SATURDAY, MARCH 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., see something fishy at the Charters River Salmon Interpretive Centre, 2895 Sooke River Rd.

DEMONSTRATION HATCHERY AND display with a CRD naturalist.

TAKE A HIKE MARCH 26, ADULT

Cougar Ridge hike from Roche Cove Regional Park along the Cedar Grove Trail to one of the most spectacular viewpoints in the region. Return via the Galloping Goose Trail. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

JOIN A CRD Regional Parks naturalist on the hike.

WEAR STURDY SHOES and bring water and a lunch. Free vent but please pre-register by calling 250-478-3344.

CORRECTIONIN A STORY on page

5 in the March 11 edition of the Sooke News Mirror our proof readers missed the misspelling of Peter Wilford’s name. We apologize for the error. Sorry Pete.

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CAMERAS ROLLING

The Sooke Harbour House will be occupied for the next two weeks with crews and actors working on a Hallmark movie of the week, The Last Resort.

The name of the inn will become the Maple Bay Resort for the film.

The television movie is being directed by Michael M. Scott and produced by Harvey Kahn.

SOOKE MIDGET A won 4-3 against Terrace last weekend in Dawson Creek, lost against Okanagan 6-0 they played Cranbrook Mar. 17, and won 4-1 and advance to the cross-overs.

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Paul Johansson, left and Teri Polo on the right.

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It’s lights, camera, action along Whiffin Spit Road as film crews take over the Sooke Harbour House.

The Last Resort stars Paul Johansson and Teri Polo, both well known actors with a lot of film credits.

Johansson is an American-Canadian actor who grew up in Kelowna and starred as Dan Scott in One Tree Hill, as Nick Wolfe in the Highlander and as John Sears in 90210, to name just a few of his roles.

Polo, is best known for her role as Pam Focker in Meet the Par-ents, the series of mov-ies about the Fockers. She also starred in The Fosters television series and in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.

Director Michael M. Scott has a along list of film credits which include the TV series Cedar Grove, Unsolved Mysteries; movies such as Bridal Wave, Along Came a Nanny, Hitched for the Holidays, Heav-enly Match and dozens more.

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Books, books, books

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2015 Sooke Fall Fair plans in the worksThe Sooke Fall Fair

planning is well under way and this year we are encouraging our communities to take responsibility for their soil by keeping gar-bage out of the land-fills, keeping their land-scapes and ditches clear of garbage, and being creative in reus-ing and recycling in various ways. These include ways to use your food so there is zero waste, whether it be stew, shepherd’s pie, soup, compost or food for your chickens and other animals you may have.

We are encouraging folks to sew using recy-cled fabrics or update or recreate new styles with secondhand or just plain tired clothing. Put your creative mind to work.

There are great opportunities here to use your compost to grow the largest pump-kin, zucchini, or sun-flower. You choose and enjoy great prizes.

We are also embrac-ing light which includes not only the warmth, growing and glow-ing of the sun but also technology. With this in mind there will be

opportunity for youth in the “Science Center” at the fall fair this year. We are also looking at having solar car races (toys of course).

We at the fall fair have always been a conscientious group with great care to reuse and recycle. We no longer use throw away plates and cups and we compost our food waste and recycle when needed.

Watch for our cata-logue with many more opportunities to try out your skills.

We look forward to seeing you at the fair.

Dig out some of your favourite recipes or look through some of your old family recipe books and research how families used up leftovers in creative ways and look at sub-mitting your recipe at the fair.

We are also looking for someone to head up our art section. Our outgoing section head is more than willing to train and help out the newcomer.

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Thurs Mar 19ODTODDLERTIMEAt the Sooke Library 10:30 to 11 a.m.,Hands-on activities for ages 18-36 months. Register at 250-642-3022.ADULT WALKING GROUPSEAPARC 10-11 a.m. Registration required. 250-642-8000.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONCRIBBAGE 7 P.M.BINGOSr’s Drop-In Centre, 12:45-3 p.m. Sooke Community HallBABYTIMEOn the first Thursday of each month, 2 p.m. Sooke Library.BOOKS FOR BREAKFASTEarly literacy for ages 2-4, CASA 10 a.m.COMPUTER HELPDrop-in at the Port Renfrew Comm. Ctre, at 2 p.m. Learn the basics. No registration required.

Fri Mar 20italVITAL VITTLESFree lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Holy Trinity Church.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONSteak Night, 6-7:30 p.m.Karaoke 8-11 p.m. SOOKE SENIOR’S BUSLunch and shopping trips to Victoria. Call June 250-642-2032 for information.DROP IN HOCKEYSEAPARC, 7 to 8:15 p.m. all ages.SACRED CHANT CIRCLE7:30 p.m. Sooke Yoga & Wellness, Hope Centre. 6750 West Coast Road.

Mon Mar 23 & TOT DROP-IN Child, Youth, & Family Centre, 9:30-11. 250 642-5152.CALLING ALL QUILTERSKnox Pres. Church. All welcome. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Call 250-642-0789 for info.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONEuchre 6:30 p.m.SOOKE SENIOR’S BUSAyre Manor Residents trips.DROP IN HOCKEYAt SEAPARC, all ages from 3 to 3:50 p.m.SPRING BREAK IS OVERSchool is back in on Mar 23.

Sun Mar 22YACANADIAN LEGIONSunday breakfast brunch, 9-12:30 p.m., $5, kids welcome.Blue Grass Music, 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month. All ages are welcome.Drop in pool tournament every second Sunday.

Wed Mar 25WALKING GROUPPeople’s Drug Mart hosts a walking club, 9:15 a.m.PARENT DISCUSSION GROUPSooke Child, Youth, and Family Centre, 9:30-11:00 a.m. (250) 642-5152 for info.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONDominos 10 a.m.Shuffleboard, 6:30 p.m. NASCAR POOLMeet and Pick, Sooke Legion 7 p.m.

Sat Mar 21OYAL CANADIAN LEGIONMeat draw 3 p.m.THE GERMAN ROMANTICSSooke Philharmonic Chamber Players and Chorus concert 7:30 P.M. Sooke Community Hall. COFFEE HOUSEDavid Nigel Lloyd, Holy Trinity, 9 p.m.

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Tues Mar 24BABY TALKPostpartum Emotions. At the Child, Youth and Family Centre, from 10-11:30 a.m. 250-642-5464.YOUTH CLINICAges 13 - 25, 4-7 p.m. Family Medical Clinic.KNITTING CIRCLESooke Library, 6:30–8:00 p.m. Free, all levels. Drop-in. 250-642-3022.STORYTIMEAges 3-5, 10:30-11 a.m. Sooke Library. Free but call 250-642-3022 to register CO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS7:15 p.m. Holy Trinity Church.WOMEN’S CANCER SUPPORT GROUPSooke Harbour House Potlatch Rm. 7-9 p.m. Ongoing every 2nd Tuesday of the month.

Child, Youth & Family Centre aka. CASA: 6672 Wadams WayFamily Medical Clinic: 1300-6660 Sooke Rd

Holy Trinity Church: 1952 Murray RdKnox Presbyterian Church: 2110 Church Rd

Legion #54: 6726 Eustace RdLibrary: 2065 Anna Marie RdMuseum: 2070 Phillips Rd

Peoples Drug Mart: 8-6716 Sooke RdSEAPARC: 2168 Phillips Rd

St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church: 2191 Townsend RdSooke Senior’s Bus: $15 annual membership. 250-642-4662

Municipal Hall: 2205 Otter Point Rd Sooke Community Hall: 2037 Sheilds Rd.

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For the public meeting schedule on the Financial Plan or Council and Committee meetings, please visit

the District of Sooke website at www.sooke.ca

Upcoming Public MeetingsPROPOSED 2015-2019

FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL PLANDo you want more information on

how your property taxes are spent?

The District of Sooke will be holding a series of public meetings to develop the 2015 annual budget, the � ve-year � nancial plan and the 2015 property tax rate. The next scheduled meeting on the proposed 2015-2019 Five Year Financial Plan will be:

Regular Council MeetingPublic Hearing – 6509 Sooke RoadMonday, March 23, 2015 at 7:00 pm

Committee of the Whole MeetingMonday, March 23, 2015 at 6:00 pm

Plan to attend the upcoming budget meetings so that your Council can hear from the electors � rst hand.

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The “Golden” years require an abundance

of emotional strength and courage. Body parts start failing or hurting and all the con-fidence gained in life is required to carry on. The more health diminishes the more vulnerable we become. The local community of Sooke is a caring place for our large number of seniors - 70 to over 100-years-of-age.

Help is available and it is important to reach out when assis-tance is first required. This is available to anyone after surgery, recovering from an ill-ness or seniors who stay in their home.

Sooke Loan Cup-board (in the C o m m u n i t y

Hall) will supply basic mobility aids, wheel-chairs, crutches, bath-room and bathing sup-plies. This is non-profit run by long serving vol-unteers who depend on donations. It is impor-tant that those who borrow the aids return them when no longer needed. The inventory is costly and the ser-vice is very generous.

The Loan Cupboard will also supply trans-portation. The volun-teer drivers are insured and they carry third party insurance. Volun-teers are welcomed as help is always needed. Leave a message at 250-389-4607 for loans or 250-389-4661 for trans-portation.

Access to nutri-tious meals is often required.

Sooke is blessed to have one of the last vol-unteer Meals on Wheels services still available in the community after 47 years. Each month May Anderson (20 year serving member) and the local group of about 50 volunteers provide meals for approx. 60

shut-ins and people alone. The very careful shopping by the buy-ers – allow the cooks to provide a bowl of soup, bun, protein, starch and two vegetables for $5 delivered. The volunteer cooks and drivers alternate shifts from the Sooke Com-munity Hall kitchen on the first and third Mon-day - second and fourth Wednesday and Friday.

The billing and calen-dars are sent to clients once each month. Call 250-642-2184 for service or to volunteer. The more volunteers the less time required.

The Sooke Cri-sis and Refer-ral Centre

on Church Road was started in 1989 to pro-vide emergency help for people in need. It was operated by paid staff but is now run by seven or eight volun-teers. They provide cof-fee and a warm place daily Monday to Fri-day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Soup is supplied on Tuesdays for 20 to 30 people. Donations of men’s clothing are always needed, as are cash and food dona-tions. The volunteers

help with bus tickets and whatever they can but also direct clients to other agencies who may offer support. The centre is able to stay available with a grant from Victims Services, the provincial govern-ment and the District of Sooke. This also allows a victim service worker to cover the area from Beecher Bay to Port Renfrew. Call 250-642-0215. All above num-bers are available in the classified pages of the Sooke News Mirror.

There would be a huge defi-cit in our lives

without the volunteers

who give so much.

A lovely poem called “A R i p p l e ’ s

Reach” speaks to the importance of stay-ing connected and the difference we can make in other’s lives: “There is beauty in the moment when we first realize we are not alone. Knowing with each soul we touch, we link ourselves to the next one and change their story.”

If you see someone without a smile today – give them one of yours!

Shirley Lowe

Vancouver Island First Nations gather for summitProtection of the

environment is a num-ber one priority for the T’Sou-ke First Nation said Chief Gordon Planes.

On March 25 and 26, over 50 First Nations communities will con-nect at an event orga-nized by the T’Sou-ke First Nation around marine safety and risk reduction.

Recognizing the increasing level and pace of resource development happen-ing along B.C.’s coast, T’Sou-ke Nation Chief, Gordon Planes saw a need to bring Island rep-resentatives together and consider opportu-

nities and risks.“It’s all about what

Kinder Morgan is doing to us, it’s all about infor-mation. We intervened in the Kinder Morgan process,” said Planes. “The environment is number one. If we’re not looking at it, it’s an accident waiting to happen. It worries us — look at how beauti-ful this place is.”

The T’Sou-ke Nation Marine Safety and Risk Reduction Sum-mit will be a forum to share ideas about marine safety, as well as habitat protection and restoration in the context energy devel-opment and a growth

in employment and training opportunities for West Coast First Nations.

The Summit will fea-ture a series of work-shops led by represen-

tatives from federal and provincial govern-ments, as well as rel-evant non-government agencies and training bodies. Participants will also receive hands on spill response train-ing from the West-ern Canada Marine Response Corporation.

One delegate from each Island First Nation community is invited to attend the Summit. In this way, it will also be an opportunity for integra-tion and strategy devel-opment among First Nations in the region.

The Summit is free for Island First Nations delegates to attend, but registration is required.

For more informa-tion about the event, visit www.tsouke.com.

The T’Sou-ke Marine Safety and Risk Reduc-tion Summit is hosted by the T’Sou-ke Nation, with the financial sup-port of the Major Proj-ect’s Management Office – West (MPMO West). MPMO- West is a new office of the federal government, report-ing to the Minister of Natural Resources and intended to serve as an avenue for First Nations to engage with Government of Can-ada on issues related to West Coast energy infrastructure develop-ment.

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Single parents get more support

The Government of B.C. is announcing a sig-nificant change to the income and disability assis-tance program that will help single parents secure a meaningful job by allowing them to stay on assis-tance for up to 12 months while they train for their new job.

Government’s $24.5-million investment over five years helps ensure all British Columbians have an opportunity to benefit from B.C.’s strong and growing economy and transition into the work-force with skills and training that align with today’s labour market demands.

“Single parents on income assistance who are ready to find employment often face obstacles that most of us don’t experience: Paying for day care before your first paycheck arrives, buying supplies or a bus pass, even registration costs for school.” Michelle Stilwell, Minister of Social Devel-opment and Social Innovation.

This major program change recognizes how challenging it can be as a single parent, especially when transitioning into the workforce. Under the new Single Parent Employment Initiative, more than 16,000 single parents on income and disabil-ity assistance will also have access to a range of supports that will help break down the barriers they often face when trying to find a full-time job, including:

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Polecutting at LeechtownWhile we generally

associate Leechtown with gold, its history is varied, and includes talc mining, logging, sawmilling and pole cutting. This photo, early 1960s, shows the pole cutting operation of Bob Hughes.

Poles were gener-ally taken from a forest before the felling of the larger trees. Tall and slender, the cedar poles were felled, limbed and barked, and were des-tined for use as com-munications poles, ie hydro and telephone. While there have been a number of pole cut-ting operations in our area, some of the bet-ter known names were Alec Manzer, Eric Ber-nard, Alf Brown, Ted Shaw and Bob Hughes.

While Bob Hughes had a CNR siding at Leechtown and at Woodlands Road and at the north end of Park-land Road in Saseenos, the scene shown here was a few miles past Leechtown near Sooke Lake. The figure stand-ing by the Caterpillar tractor is Dave Reid. Dangling in the fore-ground is a cedar pole,

being maneuvered into place on the flat deck rail car by a mobile loader.

Sooke’s Gerry Davies worked a dozen years at this site, and recalls that it was Ken Shep-herd who trained him in running the loader and also driving truck. Gerry recalls that among crew members he worked at Leech-town with, besides Ken Shepherd and Dave Reid, were Irving Perry, John Davis, Bill Locke, Doug Slater, Wal-

ter Meredith, Bill Burns and Bob Doyer.

Generally, when the poles were loaded onto the flat decks of the Canadian National Rail-way, they were hauled to Victoria, where they were trans-shipped to Minneapolis for distri-bution to international markets as communi-cations poles. Because this operation took place in the 1960s, the old steam locomotives which were noted for their haunting wail, had been replaced then

by diesel locomotives which had no charm, merely emitting a sten-torian blast.

If we went back even further to the 1930s in pole cutting, we could look at the Polemaker’s Shack at the museum, which shows an actual working shack in two compartments, one room for the pole-maker, and one room for his horse.

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Movie madness at Whiffin Spit

We all love rumours. Rumours have it that Leonardo DiCaprio is hunkered down at the Sooke Harbour House filming The Revenant. Rumour also has it that he is aboard a very large yacht in Victoria Harbour. That could be, but no one is confirming that particular rumour. The yacht, by the way, is pretty impressive. No ladies, sorry to tell you that is not the case, Leonardo is not in Sooke, neither is Nicolas Cage. The Revenant is being filmed in Alberta.

We all love the movies, and the making of movies is fascinating but these people need time and space to work. Those curious about what is going on should not wander about the movie set, which happens to be the Sooke Harbour House. These people want some peace and quiet to work, so we should respect that. If we do, our town will have a reputation of being welcoming, discreet and a great place to film and that is a good thing. Right now we’re just getting a little taste of Hollywood — and it’s fun. It may inconvenience some of the neighbours and those traveling to the Spit, but please... keep your eyes on the road, no one wants and accident.

The television movie for Hallmark is called The Last Resort. The plot and story line are unavailable as of press time, but they said they will get back to us.

And just in case you didn’t know already, or have forgotten, one of the stars, Teri Polo stated on Twitter how beautiful it was in Sooke. This is the kind of response we welcome.

All the rooms at the Harbour House and possibly other hotels, etc., are filled with cast and crew and they will be spending two weeks in Sooke. This will positively impact the entire community in many ways.

Let’s make them welcome and show them how hospitable Sooke is.

ANOTHER VIEW

B.C. Views

March has been a good month for the B.C. NDP, and it’s been a while since I’ve been able to say that.

Opposition critics fired a shot amidships at the B.C. Liberal gov-ernment when they began question-ing the lack of progress by the new Auditor General for Local Govern-ment.

This experimental vessel was launched in Premier Christy Clark’s leadership campaign, and two years after it set sail, it is listing, taking on water and in danger of sinking.

The original idea was to expand the B.C. Auditor General’s office so it could check the financial perfor-mance of local governments too. Business groups were concerned about municipal taxes going up too quickly, with staff growing even as the province grappled with a hiring freeze.

Mayors and councillors began to talk of mutiny over that plan, protesting that their budgets are already required to balance and are subject to annual audits.

But this will be “performance auditing,” Clark insisted, not just making sure the figures add up. It will determine the public is receiv-ing “value for money” on projects like arenas and services like police, by comparing different commu-nities’ results. A new AGLG office opened in Surrey.

The “value for money” promise

is on the rocks. The government appointed a quasi-independent board (hello, BC Ferries and Trans-Link) that hired chartered accoun-tant Basia Ruta, a veteran of the federal Auditor General office who had also served as chief financial officer at Environment Canada and had done local government audits in private practice.

NDP local government critic Selina Robinson started asking why this office has spent $5.2 million and produced only one audit out of a promised 18. Community Minister Coralee Oakes, a former Quesnel councillor in her first cabinet post, allowed that there had been some rough water but there is smooth sailing ahead.

Then came a big leak, in the form of a “work environment review” of the good ship AGLG that was given to the NDP by a seasick crew mem-ber.

It described chaos below decks, with “shifting priorities and unclear direction,” as well as “wasted time and work” and “inefficient use of consultant and staff resources.”

Worse, the review noted a human resources monitor had been sta-tioned at the office for most of Janu-ary to maintain a “respectful work-place for all employees.”

“A peacekeeper,” as NDP leader John Horgan described the grim scene. “This is like we’re in Cyprus.”

Then it was confirmed that when the AGLG board tried to con-

duct a performance review, Ruta’s response was to hire a lawyer. Ruta seems to be decisive when protect-ing her job, if not when hiring, run-ning the office or meeting her own work targets.

Whatever goodwill had been restored with local governments over this experiment is likely gone. Municipal staffers have been deal-ing with new auditor demands as their councils grind away at their own budgets, and now they see signs that what they have contrib-uted may well have been swept overboard.

Oakes remains on deck, eyes fixed on the horizon. An audit of capital procurement in Rossland is finally scheduled to be done by the end of March, she said. Similar reports on Delta and Sechelt are due in April. The latest revision of that schedule is underway, no doubt in another series of long, acrimonious meet-ings.

Clark addressed the situation in her last question period before the legislature’s spring break this week. She didn’t have a lot to say about the AGLG’s voyage of the damned, mostly familiar rhetoric about “lower taxes, less red tape” and so on.

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Nuisance cats

I had no intention of addressing this slice of your impression of what I had as an agenda at the council meeting. But a few people who have witnessed my experiences and efforts and also have been impacted said they would be furious if that was said about their efforts to bring forward information for respon-sible cat ownership. I had critized the non gender inclusive lan-guage used in an Our View article recently. I was waiting for the response Animal Con-trol Officer to invite information or his pres-ence at the meeting. I feel very strongly there is a need for change as not taking any action impacts on the qual-ity of people and my own life, continues to endorse no responsi-bility or consequences to the people who are affecting the “peace and enjoyment of one’s property.”

The issues common theme of the night was on nuisance behavior of deer, racoons and cats. Your statement in no way addresses that there are solutions for the cat problem. On a larger scale they rum-mage through garbage and in addition to the soiling of people’s gar-dens, their use of play-ground spaces creates another health risk.

There was a unani-mous vote by council to clarify what “nui-sance behavior” is and to define that in the

bylaw. This will include cats roaming at large from their own home without the permission of citizens. In my neigh-borhood five house-holds at minimum are affected by the actions of two cats belonging to one household. The reason given to me by the cat owner, “my cat doesn’t like to use its litter box.” There is an available solution — invisible fencing which is likely less than the cost for medical care if the cat is injured.

I forgot the most important fact. I have been working with CRD Animal Control for six months in their efforts to elevate the response from warning, to fine with photographic proof, to pounding by trapping and fined again. Final step would be the costly appear-ance in court with $10,000 fine maximum for continued viola-tions as allowed by the current bylaws.

I took the intiative to see if Sooke can get more teeth into the bylaw. But educa-tion is a much needed step as well around nuisance cat behavior. One can work around any laws if they have no conscience and will-ing co-participants but it doesn’t mean it’s a waste of time to pursue this.

Carmen NeumanSooke

ET cover up and the truth

Thank you for pub-lishing my “response to” letter in our local paper of Mar 11, 2015. Unfortunately, you saw it necessary to scrap the pithy part. I am resubmitting this section once again for your consideration as it is this garbage that has hijacked human-ity’s path to ascension and it needs to be made clear for all:

(“They” are) bom-barding us with bad food, disease, techno-EMF’s, chemtrails, cor-porate science, reli-gious distortions, pre-cariat creation, extinc-tion investment, 100 years of perpetual war and fear-mongering, false flag theatre and a media providing mis-information and no information, telling us the most trivial things are important, caus-ing us to fight amongst ourselves, across gen-ders and across races, as “they” - all world governments with the medical-military-indus-trial complex - suck the life out of us and this planet.

Citizen’s Forums on the ET/UFO phenom-enon have expanded rapidly around the globe since 2012. Last year’s conference in Europe was cov-ered by mainstream

news in Italy. Disclo-sure concerning world-wide government ET coverup is nearly upon us, many energetic frequencies and spe-cies are involved and have been involved for eons. As a human race we need to be able to discuss this topic and connect the dots. There is no excuse for secrecy. This subject will be removed from the realms of taboo and for the greatest well-being, sooner is much better, now is best. I ask you all personally who read this to answer: Do you want to be fearless and whole or does it feel ok being status quo in a dysfunc-tional system? There is no wrong answer, just know that truth is imminent. And we will all be asked to choose.

For your perusal, Richard Dolan speaking to the Citizen’s Hearing on Disclosure in Wash-ington, 2013:

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Peace and Enlighten-ment,

Roberta DayeSooke

Challenging the Dogwood Initiative

Re: Tired of self-congratulatory global warming advocates.

$1,200 a year is what I save by paying no vehi-cle insurance; I achieve this by having no vehi-cle.

The importance of this fact is, that I am going to challenge every member of the Dogwood Initiative, to follow my example and use a bicycle for all local transportation, including grocery shop-ping, and use the bus in town — town means Victoria.

Put your money where your mouth is Dogwood Initiative. Because you sure can talk the talk, the ques-tion is, can you walk the walk?

Let’s all follow your example - how about that? And be advised — I bike 25 kms into Sooke empty and 25 kms back to Shirley loaded down with two weeks of gro-ceries. So, if you feel like whining your way out of it, don’t whine to me.

N.E.MacNabShirley

We asked: Do you think the library should go in John Phillips Memorial Park?

That would work. It’s not doing anything, it’s just sitting there. Utilize it; something centrally-

located, so why not? We’ll need it anyways.

Lizzie MartinsSooke

It would be better in the centre of town.

Ken KnightSooke

They should keep it close to the centre of town, like where the

current library is.

Emma IrwinSooke

The park should stay in the park. It’s beautiful down there, so it

should stay the way it is. There’s lots of property in Sooke to build

it and get it more central. Keep it central.

Chris ParchemSooke

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The wonder-ful Nancy Washeim will

be joining the Sooke Philharmonic Chorus on Saturday, March 21 and Sunday March 22 to present the last concerts in this win-ter’s Chamber Play-ers series. The March concerts, billed as The German Romantics, will be conducted by Wade Noble.

The Elegischer Gesang Op 118, by Beethoven, is written for string quartet and four voices, but at this concert we will have the opportunity to hear it with full choir and chamber orchestra.

The choir will also be singing Nänie, Op. 82 by Brahms, a funeral song for chorus and orchestra.

Psalm 42, Op 42 by Mendelssohn, “Wie der Hirsch schreit” (“As pants the Hart”), will be sung by Nancy Washeim.

“ M e n d e l s s o h n ’s Psalm 42 is so beauti-ful, and it is a lot fun getting the chance to sing a solo part that is so intertwined with the choir. It feels very collaborative,” said Washeim.

She will also be sing-ing the Schubert lieder, Die Forelle (The Trout), Nacht und Träume

(Night and Dreams), An die Musik (To Music), which she recently performed with pia-nist Jane Edler-Davis at Christ Church Cathe-dral. She told us that it will be very interest-ing to hear these lieder with orchestra, as they are not usually per-formed that way. There

are new colours and sounds with an orches-tra which give the songs a completely dif-ferent feel and a unique warmth.

The Saturday con-cert takes place at 7:30 p.m. at Sooke Baptist Church, (7110 West Coast Road) and the one on Sunday will be at 2:30 p.m. at New St. Mary’s Church in Metchosin.

In Sooke, tickets are available at the Little Vienna Bakery, Shoppers Drug Mart, South Shore Gallery, and Wood Travel and Cruise. Metchosin ticket-buyers can go to the Metchosin Coun-try Store or Tom Lee in Westshore. In Vic-toria, go to Long and McQuade or Ivy’s Book-store.

See also www.sooke-phil.ca, where tickets can be ordered as well.

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The German RomanticsNancy Washeim and Chorus featured in Chamber Players’ March concerts

Submitted photo

Nancy Washeim

Pirjo Raits photo

Appetites satisfiedThe second Appetite for Art event at the Prestige hotel was a great success. Art patrons and enthusiasts gathered to enjoy both art and food. Local eateries presented food which related to the art work on display. The event was made possible by the Sooke Fine Arts Society, the Prestige Oceanfront Resort and the Sooke Community Arts Council.


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For our March Cof-fee House feature, the Sooke Folk Music Soci-ety is very excited to be presenting David Nigel Lloyd, this Saturday evening, March 21. At Holy Trinity Anglican Church.

David Nigel Lloyd is a non-traditional tra-ditionalist from Cali-fornia. As the British magazine Folk Roots wrote, “Lloyd uses traditional tunes and themes where it suits his purposes.” He has performed in folk ven-ues in England, Ireland, Canada and throughout the United States.

With his “spirited singing and full-bodied playing,” (Dirty Linen) “Lloyd is as much American influenced as British” (Steve Hoch-man, The LA Times). He accompanies him-self on guitar and the eight-stringed octar. In performance, he often introduces his songs with an ornate joke, a true tale or, to keep things honest, an out-rageous lie. As the LA Weekly once wrote, “Lloyd is some serious traditional fun.”

In 2013 he conducted his How to Write a Tra-ditional Song workshop and performed at the Tumbleweed Music Festival in Richland, Washington. DNL also performed at house concerts throughout Oregon and California.

Lloyd’s predeces-sors were innovative singer/guitarists like Martin Carthy, Robin Williamson and the late Bert Jansch. In mid-60s London, they saw the ballads, the blues, beat poetry, ragas, Zen teaching tales etc. as aspects of the same thing: a new popular song. Often as not they were fine song poets, too. Lloyd is firmly in their non-tradition.

Though he some-times sings traditional songs as he finds them, DNL often overlays them with new but related lyrics. In them, the old Anglo-Celtic pantheon of demon knights, faerie queens and divine drunkards are often found wander-ing the deserts, moun-tains and boom towns of Southern California where DNL lived for 35 years. “A strongly individual musical and poetic mind is at work here.” (beGlad, UK)

Also, he still com-poses and sings the sort of art songs that distinguished his first

album, Dark Ages, in 1984. Calling it a neglected classic of “killer arrangements . . . dense with poetry and an unusual blend of witty modesty,” Yoga Records reissued Dark Ages early in 2008. A few months later,

DNL released his fifth CD, Rivers, Kings and Curses. Featured on the ‘Best of 2008’ episode of NPR’s syndicated Celtic Connections show, the album’s guest musi-cian’s included famed West Coast Blues Hall of Famer Nat Dove and

the aforementioned Robin Williamson.

In 2011, he was an Official Showcase Per-former at the Folk Alli-ance International Con-ference in Memphis, Tennessee, performing at the Winterfolk IX Fes-tival in Toronto imme-diately after. Later that year, his OctoberQuest Tour took him from Montreal to San Fran-cisco. At the FAR-West Folk Alliance Confer-ence in Eugene, Ore-gon, he was a panelist on their Music in Edu-cation symposium.

From 1987 to 1991, David Nigel Lloyd and His Mojave Desert Cei-lidh Band became Los Angeles’ first Celtic Folk Rock band. Their 1987 cassette release, An Age of Fable, is slated for re-mastering and CD release in 2015. It fea-tures DNL’s signature song, “Poor Little Eng-lishman!”

DNL has been a teaching artist in pub-lic schools for over 20 years. His key school presentation is entitled Old & Strange: Songs of the North Country.

He was also an advi-sory board member to the Teaching Artist Research Project, the University of Chicago’s five year study of teach-ing artists completed in 2011.

Born in Kenya in 1954, David Nigel Lloyd now lives in Northern

California with his wife, the painter and musi-cian, Gita Lloyd.

Please join us this Saturday evening, March 21 at Holy Trin-ity Anglican Church on Murray Road for what is sure to be a great eve-ning of songs and sto-ries from this engaging

artist. Doors open at 7 p.m.

with open stage at 7:30 and our feature at 9.

Contributed by Dave Gallant

David Nigel Lloyd - the non-traditional traditionalist

Submitted photo

David Nigel Lloyd plays at the Sooke Coffee House on Saturday, March 21.

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Bylaw No. 611, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (600-15)The intent and purpose of Bylaw No 611, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (600-15) is to change the zoning on 6509 Sooke Road from Light Industrial (M1) to Service Commercial (C3). 6509 Sooke Road consists of 8 properties legally described as: • Lot 1, Block 11, Section 14,

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6509 Sooke Road is shown outlined in black and hatched on the subject property map. It is proposed in Bylaw No. 611 that the following uses will be prohibited uses on 6509 Sooke Road: Car wash, Gas bar, Place of worship, Restaurant and Employee housing. Bylaw No. 611 also proposes to reduce the maximum height of a principal building or structure on 6509 Sooke Road from 15 meters to 10 meters. All persons who believe their interests in property are affected by these proposed amendments shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions before Council on the matters contained in the proposed amendments at the above time and place. If you are unable to attend the hearing, we ask that written submissions be provided prior to the close of the public hearing. Please be advised that submissions to Council will become part of the public record.

Copies of the application and all other relevant background documents may be inspected at the of� ces of the District of Sooke Planning Department, 2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays), commencing March 11, 2015 to and including March 23, 2015.

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Pirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

Linda Ferguson is a woman of style. She is known in the Sooke community for her clothing line of very wearable and age- appropriate fashions and in the broader southern Vancouver Island region for her expertise on how to dress.

On February 27, Ferguson was hon-oured with a yoUnlim-ited Unlimited Woman Awards for Style. Style in her community, per-sonal and business life. She doesn’t know who nominated her but is thrilled with the award.

Style, said Ferguson, is something we all have, and some just do it better than others.

“It’s confidence, it’s not about age or size,” she said.

Apart from the cloth-ing she designs, makes and sells, she is also a fashion wardrobe con-sultant and a speaker. She loves teaching women how to dress for their age and stage of life. She has a series

of seminars she does, one called “From Frump to Fabulous” where she teaches women how to base their clothing decisions and fashion on line proportion and balance. Another semi-nar is all about looking professional in the busi-ness world.

“Women, once they hit 50, hit a wall and stagnate,” said Fergu-son. That’s where her expertise comes in. She said no woman should be trying to dress like her daughter and often it is the fear of getting

older that leads to poor fashion choices and that sends out the wrong message.

“This is where a woman should embrace all the things

she has accomplished with style and ele-gance.”

Ferguson is also the main Sooke organizer for the annual Shoebox Project which gives women in shelters and transition houses a few nice body care and per-sonal gifts.

“Things like that change a woman, “ she said. “It’s how you feel about your self and knowing you have value. It empowers.”

Now, with years of fashion experience behind her, Ferguson is transitioning and planning for the future. She has a wealth of experience and wants to expand and push her boundaries, help younger women and try something else. She is bringing in a line

of skin care products (Rodan+Fields) and will continue with the cloth-ing line although in a more selective way.

Whatever she does, it all comes down to helping women rise and shine — and that’s a very stylish woman

indeed.Linda Ferguson can

be contacted at [email protected] .

Linda Ferguson shares a passion for fashion

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Linda Ferguson

Are you an artist or cultural worker active in promoting arts and culture in your community? If so, BC Culture Days invites you to apply to be the next BC Culture Days Ambassador!

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Sunday, March 22nd:11am: ‘Make & Take’ Project Make your own Edible Planter with Linda Dowling. Pre-registration required. $35 covers all materials.

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Mid-March is gener-ally a very busy time for gardeners in our area. It’s the ‘normal’ time to undertake such out-door chores as pruning roses, feeding the vege-table garden, fertilizing trees and shrubs, divid-ing and transplanting perennials, and weed-ing, weeding, weeding. It’s also the main ‘let’s get planting’ month for salad greens and other cool weather vegeta-bles. This February’s mild weather not only allowed us a good head start on routine garden maintenance tasks, it also lured many of us into early seeding/planting.

On the indoor scene, March’s main garden-ing activities are start-ing seeds and tending to seedlings. I find grow-ing food from seed truly satisfying, if not always a roaring success, and try to learn from pre-

vious triumphs and tragedies. (Of course I always intend to keep records so that there will be ‘facts’ to aug-ment later recollections about seeds, sowing/planting dates, harvest-ing, productivity, and so forth.) For me, the taste of homegrown produce is reward enough for the time, effort, and inevitable frustrations involved.

As every farmer and backyard/balcony gardener knows from experience, a lot goes into successful grow-ing. It’s about build-ing good soil, using the right fertilizer, and selecting varieties suited to the particular climate/microclimate. It’s also about – and this is where it can get tricky – understand-ing and meeting each plant’s needs. Does this plant like cool weather or hot? When can/

should it be planted outside? How much water does it need? How much space? Can it be planted next year in the same spot?

At this month’s meeting of the Sooke Garden Club, Marika Nagasaka is going to help members simplify the process of growing

a healthy, productive vegetable garden. She will talk about ‘calen-daring’ for this area. More specifically, she will offer tips about cal-endaring, explain why creating a calendar and map of the garden is crucial to garden-ing success, and go a bit into specific dates, including winter gar-dening dates. She will also speak about the complexities of saving and germinating seeds and provide practical advice for improving the odds of achieving success in different conditions (e.g., early

spring vs. late sum-mer).

Originally from the B.C. Interior, Marika has been farming at Otter Point’s ALM Organic Farm and Full Circle Seeds since 2003. She is passionate about sus-tainable farming and has a particular interest in seasonal salad mixes and winter gardening. She is also an engaged community member who enjoys exchanging information with other growers. Whether making a presentation or teaching a hands-on workshop, Marika engages people at all

levels of experience and believes that each one has valuable infor-mation to share.

Join us on Wednes-day, March 25, 7 p.m., at St. Rose of Lima Church on Townsend Road. New members are wel-come. Annual fee: $15; guests: $5. There will also be a parlour show and plant sale. Contest potatoes will be avail-able. Questions? Visit our website at sooke-gardenclub.ca, email [email protected], or phone Rose at 250-642-5509.

Submitted by Loretta Fritz

Sooke Garden Club: Growing with a garden calendar

Giant yard saleOn Saturday, March 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,

Sooke District Lioness will be hosting their 12th annual giant yard sale, at the Sooke Community Hall – enter off Eustace.

This yearly sale raises funds to send a handi-capped child to Easter Seal Camp Shawnigan. A week of camp for a child with disabilities costs about $3000 due to the complex services and the number of trained caring staff required to care for these children. Camp Shawnigan provides handi-capped children with new and wonderful experi-ences in a safe, loving environment. For many families, this service would be financially out of their reach without the support of Lions and Lion-ess Clubs.

Donations of gently used items such as house-hold supplies, bedding, clothes, kids’ toys, books, CD’s, current electronics in working order, etc. are welcome up to March 20. Pickup can be arranged by phoning either Pres. Kim at 778-425-4547 or Lioness Ellen at 250-642-7158.

Hotdogs will be available for purchase while you shop.

This sale is one of two major fund raisers for the Sooke District Lioness each year. The other is our fall Oktoberfest; profits from this event go to our Christmas Santa Sacks project.

Sooke District Lioness were chartered in 1982, sponsored by the Sooke Lions Club. Our motto is “We Serve Too” and we often join the Sooke Lions in joint projects. We have had over 30 years of service in the Sooke District, supporting projects such as Lioness for Literacy – supplying books to schools; Sooke Crisis Centre, Transition House, Food Bank, CASA, as well as Dog Guides and Jen-eece Place.

We are very active participants in a women’s only community, a world-wide organization con-sisting of 1.3 million members in 45,000 Lioness Clubs encompassing 207 countries and geographi-cal areas!

This yard sale has been a success each year due to the great support we receive from our com-munity (donations and purchases) and the many Sooke businesses where we display our posters. Join us at the Sooke Community Hall on March 21st – find your treasures and help a child go to Camp Shawnigan.

Submitted by Lioness Gail Nash and Kim Sylvestre

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SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2015 www.sookenewsmirror.com • 27Sooke News Mirror Wed, Mar 18, 2015 www.sookenewsmirror.com A27

Ken MacDonald passed away peacefully 3 March 2015 at his home surrounded by his wife Mim, and all four of his children. He was born in Port au Port Newfoundland. He is survived and will be dearly missed by his wife Mim, children Christie, Tammy (Paul), Marcus (Kim), Scott (Claudia), and step-daughter Leah. Grandchildren, Braden, Trentin, Cassidy, Sonia, Kelsey and Liam. His siblings Karl, Jean, Julie, Margaret and Gennie. He is remembered by many special friends too many to mention.

He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1961 to 1992 and settled in Sooke BC in 1992. His postings included, Rivers Manitoba, Zweibrucken Germany, Winnipeg Manitoba, Summerside PEI, Baden Germany, Comox BC, and Toronto Ont. After retirement he worked for 16 years selling Real Estate in the Sooke Area. He loved the water and spent his retirement years skiing, fi shing, golfi ng, playing shuffl eboard and organizing pool and Golf Tournaments.

An active member of the Royal Canadian Legion, he will be missed by the Golf and Pool players and all the other members for his Newfi e jokes and humour. He was a benevolent man who with his wife strongly supported the Legion (especially as Mim’s Sous-chef for all the Remembrance Day Ceremonies etc), the Lions, the Lionesses, the Food Bank and other charitable organizations.

Ken asked that in lieu of fl owers donations be made to RCL Branch 54 General Fund. A Celebration of Life will be held in the RCL Branch #54 Sooke BC 22 March 2015 at 1 pm.

Ken MacDonald30 March 1944 - 3 March 2015

'Kelly' to those who knew her well, Mom to those who loved her, and Grandma to all those blessed or in need, passed away peacefully at her home in Sooke, surrounded by many loved ones.

Mom was born in England in 1944, emigrated to Canada at the age of three, was raised in Ontario, and settled in B.C. as a newlywed in the early 1960's with husband Alan McNaught. Mom was married to Frederick Bullock in 1975 and together, she and Fred found their forever home in Sooke. Mom was predeceased by her husband Fred and daughters Andrea and her twin sister Teresa, who died in infancy. Mom is survived by brothers Gerry and Brian and sister Alana; daughters Gillian (Frank), Kim and Arwen, ‘adopted' daughter Erica, and Fred’s children, Sherry and Casey; and her greatest pride, innumerable grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mom also leaves behind many life-long friends and adopted family in T’Sou-ke, as well as an extended community of online gaming friends.

Our hearts are broken but her memories and the unconditional love and kindness she gave us all, will never be forgotten. A celebration of Kelly’s life will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion, Sooke Branch 54 (upstairs) on Saturday, March 21st, from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sooke Hospice or the Cancer Society.

Carole Ann BullockFeburary 18, 2015

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9:30 am Bible Study • 11:00 am Church ServicePastor: Mike Stevenson

Did Satan really want Jesus to die?Or did he just want Jesus to suffer so much that He would decide dying for us wasn’t worth it?Did Jesus die to be victorious?Did Jesus need to die to redeem humanity? It would seem so. By dying, Jesus exposed the intentions of The Accuser.

Until Jesus died, God stood accused of lying. Then, having given up His Spirit, Jesus fi nished the race; He executed the fi nal move and died in abject humiliation, humiliation that was incited to cause Jesus to “bug out”...say “forget you!”... later !!!! NOT !!!But He died instead.Not believing that He was really dead, the centurion on duty (Roman Executionary Authority) stabbed Him in the side to make sure he had no breath left....that He wasn’t faking to avoid having His legs broken like what had just happened to the thief to His left. No legs to push up meant no breath, meant quicker asphyxiation and quicker death. But He was already dead. He fi nished His course. He was the winner.Now the Accuser stands accused....as he should be...of inciting a revolt in heaven and on earth and claiming dominion of the rebellious outpost. He is who he is, after all. Jesus’ death proved he wouldn’t leave till the job was done. It also proved that the Father of Lies is exactly that...a Liar and a Cheater.Jesus says that anyone who wants to come home with Him can do that when He comes back again.That’s my plan. What about you? Want to live with a liar? Or a lover?Yup, I thought so.

Mike StevensonJuan de Fuca Seventh Day Adventist Church

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Octavian LacatusuSooke News Mirror

What is the worst thing any right-minded coach fears? Exclusion. A team where there is little to no communication between go-getter-type play-ers and those less confident in their abilities. And whether it’s on the field or on the ice, team spirit (or lack thereof) is the thin line that lies between victory or defeat.

At least, that’s the idea behind the Sooke Fast-ball Association’s Learn to Play starter fastball program: everyone plays. It don’t matter if you’re an all-star athlete or not.

“Just turned five? C’mon out, learn to play ball,” says Sandra Cameron, program co-ordinator of the Learn to Play program. “You just need a pair of sneakers and a good attitude to get out and have fun.”

Cameron notes the entry C-level fastball pro-gram is specially-designed to involve everyone on every level, regardless of their skill personality.

“Kids are different; you have your confident go-getters, you have your athletic types to your super-shy, uncoordinated kids, and I think if we can get the message out there that any kid can come and try,” she said. “We’re not going to force them into it, but rather ease them in and gradually put them into that team spirit.”

Dr. Chris Bryant, president of the Sooke Minor Fastball Association, notes the “gradual” part of successfully building up an involved and competi-

tive player in any sport is what is often missed in sports programs these days.

“You want to get into games and rules, that’s fur-ther down the line in the B and A class,” he said. “I’m not interested in who can run the fastest, I just want to know if a kid can run for two or three minutes without stopping. I don’t want to see a kid who comes last all the time, this isn’t a running marathon; we help them integrate and work as a team.”

The Learn to Play program, which involves par-ticipants aged five to eight years old, will begin in May and run once a week until late June. In their first weeks, kids will be taught the basics of the sport, along with general physical exercise.

“At this age, sometimes the worst thing you can do is handicap a kid with a glove on their hand. Majority of what they’re learning how to do is done with non-traditional equipment,” Bryant said. “We’re going to teach them the fundamen-tals, but in a way where five and six year olds can understand.”

After all, it’s easy to break a kid’s spirit; practice makes perfect, but impatience breeds frustration and insecurity - the complete opposite of what the up-and-coming program is all about.

“For 13 or 14 year old kids, it can get pretty over-whelming, which is why good player development is all about stations; modules; the kids get trained in chapters. It is very key,” notes Bryant.

No actual games are played during the course of the Learn to Play program, as its focus is towards practice – as you progress however, that starts to shift backwards; more games, less practice time, which starts in the B fastball division (Minor League Play is for ages nine-18) and goes into the A.

And it isn’t just about getting the kids active either, but as Cameron points out, it’s also getting the parents involved and letting them see that it’s a good outlet for their kids to grow in.

“Parents want to be involved in their kids’ lives,” she said. “If you have a good team that’s made up of the community, just to make the parents feel involved too is a big part of their kids’ develop-ment.”

With the local sports community going strong, the district of Sooke will also playing host to the upcoming 2015 Boys Fastball Provincial Champi-onships on July 10-12, 2015, there’s no doubt this is going to be an exciting fastball season.

Last registration day is March 25, however late applicants are accepted.

Visit the club’s website at www.sookefast-ball.com to learn more about the organiza-tion. Download instructions/documents from the “FORMS” tab and bring them along with cheques to the above registration dates

Sports & RecreationLearn to Play fastball program is all about having fun

Octavian Lacatusu Photo

Sooke Fastball president Chris Bryant stands beside a historic 1955 Sooke fastball uniform in the ballpark meeting hall.

Sooke Hockey NewsOne of the best kept

secrets in Sooke sports is the powerhouse known as the Sooke Girls Midget C hockey team. Last season the girls won both the regu-lar season and playoff banners without losing a single league game along the way.

This season they once again ran away with the regular sea-son banner, losing only one game, a meaning-

less affair against the last place team on the last day of the season. In the semi-finals they faced a determined Campbell River team and came away with a 4-0 victory.

The final was set for Sunday, March 8, and the cards were stacked against the Sooke team as they were fac-ing a Nanaimo team in Nanaimo with Nanaimo referees.

They were also fac-ing a top notch goalten-

der they had not seen all season. The game started poorly for the Sooke girls as they fell behind 3-0 in the first period, despite clearly dominating the play.

In the first minute of the second period Nanaimo scored again to increase the lead to 4-0. Sooke finally beat the Nanaimo goalie five minutes into the sec-ond period, and that’s when the fun started.

Sooke scored four more unanswered goals to take a 5-4 lead. A ques-tionable penalty late in the third period gave Nanaimo a power play and they tied the game with three minutes left.

The teams then played 10 minutes of sudden death overtime but remained dead-locked at 5-5.

After an ice clean the two teams took to the ice for another 20 minute sudden death period. Finally, approxi-

mately 10 minutes into the second overtime period, Sooke captain and top scorer Jaelyn Dumont was able to convert on a break-away, allowing the Sooke girls to win the championship and cap-ture their fourth ban-ner in two years.

Not only did the girls easily win the regular season banner both years, they did so while being the least penal-

ized team in the league. A fabulous run by a classy group of young women.

Team members include Desiree Cum-ming, Hailey Dimock, Jaelyn Dumont, Jas-mine Kumar, Jaime Lafontaine, Alyssa Lloyd, Qu Lovbakke, Selena Madill, Kait-lin McKelvey, Sydnee Ogden-Moore, Celina Palko, Kendal Parkin-son, Kailee Purnell, Monica Salt, Alison Sud-low, Victoria Suther-land, Kiara Taylor and Leah Zschau.Coach Peter Faulkner

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Sooke’s Midget C girls proudly stand by their victory vs. Nanaimo in the final playoff game on March 8.

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4:00-8:00pmSaturday, March 28th

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Fishing in Sooke has been good for this time of year.

Typically the early spring/late winter is a great time for saltwa-ter fishers to drop crab traps in Sooke Harbour, troll for salmon and/or anchor for some hali-but fishing.

The salmon have been consistent with at least a couple of strikes during an outing, Har-bour Mouth, Trailer Park, and Otter Point have been reported as holding some salmon over the past couple of weeks.

Halibut fishing is picking up with good reports coming from Jordan River and spots closer to Sooke.

Fished with father and son John and Blake for salmon and halibut in Sooke.

Early 7 a.m. we began trolling at the harbour

mouth heading west in 120/130 ft of water. Put a 3.5” chrome spoon and an anchovy (in a glow Oki-style head) down behind a pur-ple onion and a bright green flasher, to 135 ft

on the downriggers. Things were quiet until we got to Otter Point where we landed two nice springs, one on each set up. Continued to troll to the halibut spot, no more salmon bites.

Changed over to anchoring the boat in 150 ft of water between Otter and Sheringham Points.

The tide was ebbing at about 1.5 kts which put the gear at about a 45-degree angle in the rod holders.

We put herring down on double “J” hooks connected to spreader bars with 2 lb weights on them. Blake took the first nice hit which came at about 1:30 p.m., two hours after anchoring up. It was a nice 30 lb halibut.

The next one was John’s at about 15 lbs, and the last good bite

was a nice Pacific cod to add to the white meat portion of our day. Great day, flat water and sunny skies.

Currently the limits for salmon in Sooke waters are that two

chinook salmon can be retained by each angler carrying a valid saltwater licence with a salmon stamp.

Those chinook can be wild or hatchery fish, although there is a restriction stating

that wild fish must be between 45 and 67cm, while the hatchery Chi-nook salmon can be any size over 45 cm.

This restriction is in place this year from March 1st to June 12th, and applies to Sooke waters East of Shering-ham Light House.

Possession limit

on chinook salmon is four per person. This means that visitors to our area may travel home with double the daily limit of salmon in their possession.

Regulation for hali-but is currently one hal-ibut per person per day with a possession limit of two, one of which may be over 90 cm with the head on. Maximum size limit on halibut is currently 133 cm.

DFO warns that fish must be cleaned in a manner that the spe-cies, number and size can be readily deter-mined.

Easiest way to do this is to leave the skin, pectoral fin and a sec-tion of the tail on each whole fillet until you get the fish home for fur-ther processing.

Please check the DFO regulations on line or at your favourite tackle store before heading out. Knowing the regu-lations and following them will make your time out on the water far more enjoyable and stress-free.

Good Fishing,Ron Neitsch, 2 Reel

Fishing AdventuresSooke B.C.



Skating like a bawssLocal skateboarder/Jedi Brannen Doe showing off his skateboarding moves at the Sooke Skate Park. Brannen was among a dozen other youth who were also working on their latest tricks and enjoying their Spring Break last Saturday afternoon.

Fishing Adventures

Ron Neitsch Photo

Photo of Blake visiting from Alberta shows off the spoils of his first salmon/halibut experience in Sooke.




Registration for kids 5-18 years of age wanting to play and be part of Sooke Minor Fastball’s rich heritage can register their children for the upcoming ball season

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How: Visit our website www.sookefastball.com to learn about our organization and download instructions/ documents from our “FORMS” tab and bring them along with cheques to the above registration dates.

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Coupon Reminder

Hello neighbours and neighbouring commu-nities, in this edition of the Sooke News Mir-ror on page two you will find the coupons for our Get your Kit Together home disas-ter preparedness pro-gram.

Clip out the coupon and present it to the advertising vendors to get a great deal on vari-ous disaster-prepared-ness supplies.

Retain the coupon after having it signed by the store clerk and present it to the next store you visit.

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The deals run for three months until June 17, 2015 so make it a family project and get other and get your kit together!

Many thanks to Midway Distributors, Sooke Home Hardware, Fields, Shoppers Drug Mart and and Village Food Markets and the Sooke News Mirror for their participation and support.

Al WickheimCommunity Coordi-nator - Otter Point

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Serene Sunset

A lovely calm view of the Juan De Fuca strait and Olympic Mountains from East Sooke Point.

Tsunami Info Night

A special session on tsunamis will be held on Wednesday, March 25 at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at the Sooke Municipal Hall. This will be part of the Tsunami & Earthquare Awareness week which will run from March 22 through to March 28.

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20A debate forces you

to reconsider some long-held opinions. Use this time to reflect on your point of view and if there is anything you might want to change.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Life gets better and

better as the week goes on, Taurus. Expect a few obstacles, but remember there’s noth-ing you cannot tackle, especially when you get some help.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21A situation arises at

work that evokes strong emotions among your coworkers. Stay neutral on the issue until you have had enough time to gather more informa-tion.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22A recently started

relationship is going great, Cancer. Now might be a great time to take the next step with your special someone. Expect this person to share your feelings.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23A rush of adrenaline

this week will help you sail through any proj-ects that need comple-tion, Leo. Take a break every now and then so you don’t burn out.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, you and a

superior at work are seeing eye-to-eye this week. This could mark the beginnings of a great partnership, so continue to work hard.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Libra, you will sort

out a complex prob-lem in due time. Don’t let any initial struggles to find a solution keep you down. Continue to focus on the bigger pic-ture.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, use this

week to address an unresolved issue. Tackle every project thrown your way head-on and with vigor. Oth-ers will notice your efforts.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, try not to over-think things this week. Sometimes the simplest solution to a problem is the best solution. Keep this in mind at the office.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

Capricorn, a distrac-tion this week proves so fascinating that you neglect other responsi-bilities. While you may like a challenge, don’t let it consume your life.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

You yearn for pri-vacy this week, Aquar-ius. Make the most of any opportunity to

seek out a quiet corner and spend some time deep in reflection and thought.PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

Chores are com-pletely unappealing this week, Pisces. But they must get done one way or another. Dele-gate some tasks.

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Your Weekly Horoscope

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SOOKEFOURCAST Your weather forecast for the next FOUR DAYS!What you need to know about the weather to plan your weekend.

THURSDAY FRIDAY SUNDAY

Light Rain High 10 Low 9

Hours of sunshine 0

Cloudy with Showers High 12 Low 9

Hours of sunshine 1

A Few Showers High 11 Low 8

Hours of sunshine 4

SATURDAY

Mainly Sunny High 12 Low 7

Hours of sunshine 7

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